Mop



J. T. HEATON.

MOP.

APPLl'cATxoN FILED Dsc. la, 1920.

1,397,284 muted Nov. 151921,.

STAT S JOHN T. HEATON, 0F CHCAGO, LLINOIS, ASSGNOR ONE-HALF TO THOMAS J.

FULLEM, JR., AND ONE-HALF T0 PHILP l. QUINLAN, BGTH OF CHICAGO, LLI- NDIS.

MOP.

To all fwwm t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. HEATON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Mops, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to mops and particularly to that class of mops including in the organization of the mop itself means for wringing the surplus moisture from the strands or fabric of the mopping member, and it has for its principal object the provision of improved means for securing the mop head in position on the handle so as to be capable of easy control for a wringing operation and capable of readyreplacement when desired.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements Aof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be bestunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

.Figure l is a face view of my improved mop, partly broken away, and showing in dotted lines certain parts in changed position.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the mop of Fig. 1 as seen from the right in said figure.V

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view, showing the mop head released for a wringing operation.

Fig. et" isa cross section Vthrough the mop head, and showing also in cross section the bars constituting `the shaft by which the mop head is supported revolubly in position on the handle, and,

Fig. 5 is a cross section through the bar which forms the frame upon which the mopping member is fixed.

10 indicates a handle provided which oppositely disposed arms 11 in spaced relaf tion to each other at the lower end of the handle. 1n the construction shown, the mopping member comprises a mass of strands 12 which are secured together at their middle portion by means of strips of fabric 13 and 14C stitched on opposite faces thereof (see Fig. 4). This mopping member is mounted upon one face of a bar 1'5 the bar in the construction shown being arc shaped in cross section, and is held in posi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15,1921.

Application led December 18, 1920. Serial No. 431,670.

tion by means of a second bar lsecured by a plurality of rivets 17. In the construction shown, the bar 15 is provided at its opposite ends with oppositely disposed lugs 18 which are preferably formed integrally with the bar 15. As is shown in Fig. 5, each of the lugs 18 is provided with an opening 19 therethrough of irregular shape for mounting the mop head in position as hereinafter described.

As is best shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, each of the arms 11 is provided at 'its lower end portion with'a circular opening 20 therethrough for mounting vthe mop head revolubly in position uponthe handle member. The mounting of the head upon the handle is effected by the use of'ashaft 21 which is half round in cross section as is shown in Fig. 41, the shaft 21 being reinforced by a bar 22 in contact therewith, the shaftQ-l and. bar 22 being of such size and shape as to substantially fill the openings 19 when such parts are inserted through the openings in the lugs, whereby the mopvhead is held against rotary movement with respect to the shaft 21. l As is best shown in dotted lines in Figyl, the shaft 21 is provided with a handle 23 at one end,and the bar 22 is pro-v vided with an arm 2/1- kextending vat right angles thereto, such parts being formed integrally with the parts 21 and 22 respec-V tively in the construction illustrated.` With the mop head, comprising the bar 15 and the mopping member 12 secured thereon, in position between the arms 11 of the handle, the shaft 21 and bar 22 are adapted to be inserted through the openings 19 and 20 for securing the mop head upon the handle, a pin 25 being inserted through the ends of the shaft and bar as shown in Fig. 1 for preventing the withdrawal of the shaft. As will be readily-understood, the shaft 21 and bar 22 are free to rotate within the openings 20 for giving a rotary `movement to `the mop head, whereby the `mopping member may be wound about the har'15. Whenever it is desired, thehead can be easily'and quickly removed from the handle by the withdrawal of the pin .25 `and the shaft 21 and bar 22.

Means is provided for exerting a pressure upon the mopping member when it is wound about the bar 15 for pressing the surplus water therefrom. This means comprises a slidably mounted bar 26 which is yieldingly held in close proximity to the bar 15 except when displaced by contact with the mopping member upon a wringing operation. The bar 26 is held slidably in position by means of a strap 27 (see Fig. 3) which is secured about the bar 26 and about the arms 11. The bar 26 is provided with a bail 28 which extends upwardly along the handle 10, being provided at its upper end with a loop 29 about the handle 10, as shown in Fig. 2. For holding the bar 26 yieldingly in position in close proximity to the bar 15, I have provided a coiled spring 30 interposed between the loop 29 and a portion of the handle below the position of the loop. F or holding the bar 26 in spaced relation with respect to the'bar 15 when desired, I have provided a small handle or lever 31 which is movably mounted with respect to the bail 28 so as to be pressed manually against the handle 10 for holding the bail and the bar 26 by friction inV opposition to the spring 30.

In the construction shown the mop is held against rotation with lrespect to the handle member by the engagement of the strip 27 with the arm 24, as is shown by the dotted line position of the arm-24 in Fig. 3, the strip 27 being bulged out slightly at the outer face ofthe arm 11 at one end for this purpose. Then it is desired to rotate the head for a wringing operation, the arm 24 is released by drawing the bar 26 upwardly alongv the arms 11, whereupon the handle 23 may be turned for moving the arm 24 out of alinement with the adjacent arm 11, as is shown in Fig. `3, the bar 26 being then released for movement again to normal position. Upon the continued rotation of the head in clockwise direction from the position shown in Fig. 3, the mopping member 12 wound about the bar 15 serves tordisplace the bar 26 upwardly so as to prevent the arm 24 from being brought again into contact with the strap 27 until the mopping member 12 has been again unwound from the bar 15. Y Y

By the use of my constructiomwhen the mopping member 12 becomes worn in use, or when for other reasons it is desired to substitute a new or different mo head, this can be accomplished readily andp quickly by the removal of the shaft 21 and the bar 22 as above described, va substitute mop head of similar construction beingreplaced in position in lieu of the former head. In this way a renewal of the mop is readily effected.

' While I have illustrated and described4 the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction set forth, but

- desire to avail myself of such variations and head` modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims, Y

Having ldescribed vmy invention,pwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is f 1. The combination of a handle; a bar revolubly mounted thereon; a mopping member carried by said bar; means for rotating said bar for winding the mopping member thereabout; a second bar slidably mounted adjacent to said first named bar; a bail member connected with said second bar for moving it away from the firstnamed bar; a spring interposedcbetween said bail and said handle adapted to hold said second bar yieldingly'in close proximity to said first named bar; and-a lever swingingly mounted on said bail adapted by manual pressure on said handle to hold said second bar by friction in stationary position against the action of said yielding means. j

2. The combination of a handle; av mop head, comprising a bar, perforated lugs on the ends of said bar at right angles thereto, and a mopping'member carried by saidb'ar; means adapted byengagement with said lugs for. removably mounting said bar on said handle and for giving the bar a rotary movement thereon for winding the mopping member about the bar; and a second bar yieldingly mounted adjacent to said first named bar adapted to press the water from the mopping member upon the rotation of said head. 3. The combination of a handle; a mop head, comprising a bar, perforated lugs on the endsof said bar at right angles thereto, and a mopping member carried by said bar; oppositely disposed arms forming an eXtension of said handle at one end; a shaft revolubly `mounted in openings through said arms and having non-rotary engagement with said lugs for removably mounting said bar on said handle and'for giving the mop head a rotary movement between the arms for winding the mopping member about the bar; a handle on said shaft for rotating said head; and a second bar yieldingly mounted adjacent to said first named bar adapted to press the surplus water from the mopping member upon the rotation of said head. Y

4. The combination of a handle member; a mopping member, comprising a bar of sheet metal arc shaped in cross section,V lugs formed integrally with said bar and bent at right angles thereto at its opposite end p0rtions, and a mopping member secured on the innervface of said bar; arms carried by said handle, a. shaft slidably mounted in openings in said arms and in said lugs, said shaft being revoluble with respect to the openings in said handle but having non-revoluble engagement with said lugs, serving to hold said head removably in position and to give said head a rotary movement for winding the mopping member about the bar; and a second bar yieldingly mounted adj acent to said first named bar adapted to press the surplus water troni the moppingmember upon the rotation of said head.

5. The combination of a handle; a mop head, comprising a bar, perforated lugs on the ends of said bar at right angles thereto, a mopping member arranged along one tace of said bar, a second bar on the outer tace of said mopping member; and rivets securing said two bars together for holding said mopping member permanently in position;

means adapted by engagement with said lugs Yfor removably mounting said iirst named bar on said handle and for giving said bar a rotary movement for winding the mopping member about said bar; ,and a third bar yieldingly mounted adjacent to said first named bar adapted to press the water from the mopping member upon the rotation of said head.

6. The combination of a handle; a bar revolubly mounted thereon; a mopping member carried by said bar; means for ro-V tating said bar for winding the mopping member thereabout; a second bar slidably mounted adjacent to said iirst named bar; yielding means tending to hold said second bar in close proximity to said first named bars; and means carried by said two bars adapted by interengagement when said bars are in close proximity to each other to hold said first named bar against rotation and adapted to permit free rotation oi said first named bar when the second bar is moved away from the rst named bar.

7. A mop comprising a handle; a bar mounted revolubly in position on said handle; a mopping member xedly mounted on said bar; means for rotating said bar for winding said mopping member thereabout; a radially extending arm carried by said bar; a second bar slidably mounted adjacent to said iirst named bar; yielding means tending to hold said second bar in close proximity to said first named bar for pressing the surplus water4 from the mopping member upon the rotation of said rst named bar; and means carried by said second bar adapted, by engagement with said arm when the second bar is in close proximity to said first named bar, to prevent rotation of said rst named bar.

8. ln a mop, the combination of a handle having supports secured on one end thereof; a bar mounted revolubly in position on said supports; perforated lugs formed on opp0 site ends of said bar; a mopping member xedly mounted onV said bar; means engaging said lugs for removably mounting said bar; and means engaging said lugs for rotating said bar, substantially as described.

9. In a mop, the combination of a handle having supports secured on one end thereof; a support-ing member mounted revlubly in position on said supports; a mopping member .iXedly mounted on said supporting member; perforated lugs integrally formed on opposite ends of said supporting member; means engaging said lugs for rotating said supporting member; and means slidably mounted on said lugs for holding said supporting member against rotation, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.JOHN T. HEATON. Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Porre, FREDA C. ArrrzmoN. 

